USS BENNINGTON PHOTO GALLERY VB PILOTS AND CREWMEN PEARL HARBOR 1945 CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR A BIGGER PICTURE IN A NEW WINDOW CLOSE THAT PICTURE TO RETURN HERE      For the third, and hopefully successfully, time, I am sending an attached file showing the flight crews dated "Pearl Harbor 1945" My father is pictured somewhere in there, but he could not remember where as this photo was located approximately forty years after the war. Am still hoping to get the war book scanned into a computer format, so wish me luck. E. Matthew Faulhaber son of Eugene G. Faulhaber, sfc 1944 - 1945      VB VF VT PLANE CAPTAINS PEARL HARBOR 1945 CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR A BIGGER PICTURE IN A NEW WINDOW CLOSE THAT PICTURE TO RETURN HERE      Have been able to scan some additional photos my father had in his war book. The photo of the flight crews is similar to the other one I sent, however, this one also shows several ships from the fleet, including another aircraft carrier. Note the impression of a pen pointing to the first row, third person from the left. When enlarged, the picture clearly shows the tattoo of a devil which my father had on his arm. E. Matthew Faulhaber son of Eugene G. Faulhaber, sfc 1944 - 1945      SWABBY The photo called "swabby" is one of only three photos that survived the war in which my father is identified. The notation on the back said "Near Philippines, at the fore five, me with swab." According to my father, the picture was to be mailed home, but the Red Cross stole his mail and gave him all his mail, both incoming and outgoing, at the time he was discharged. Red Cross claimed they "just located" the material. Long story short, my father did not learn that his father had died a year earlier until he got home. Red Cross refused to deliver a message from home without receiving six months pay in gratitude. E. Matthew Faulhaber son of Eugene G. Faulhaber, sfc 1944 - 1945      SHIPMATES The last picture is of my father on shore leave with three fellow crewmates. If his stories of the war are correct, the picture was taken in Tokyo right after the surrender as this was his only official shore leave during the war. My father is the third from left with his arm draped over two others. No names are given. Just for clarification, my father may look drunk, but he is not. My father's eyes were so deeply recessed that every picture ever taken of him, by pro or amateur, always made him look drunk. In his later years, he avoided cameras because of this facial feature. E. Matthew Faulhaber son of Eugene G. Faulhaber, sfc 1944 - 1945      RETURN TO: INTRODUCTION